Through observation and estimation, Deng Shichang basically confirmed the accuracy of the venture capital company's intelligence, with a displacement of nearly 5,000 tons and a speed of up to 24 knots, the Yashima, a warship bought by the Japanese before it officially joined the Argentine Navy's combat sequence, is undoubtedly the fastest and most advanced protective cruiser in the world today.

What's more, the Yashima is also the only Japanese ship that the Haitian has no hope of catching up with under normal circumstances, and in order to avoid the Japanese Navy turning to a broken battle after the defeat of this naval battle, Deng Shichang must sink the Yashima anyway!

The Yashima's firepower was quite powerful, with a total of two 8-inch rapid-fire guns of 45 times diameter as the main gun, and four 45 diameter 6-inch rapid-fire guns and six 45 times diameter 120mm rapid-fire guns on the side of the side, and now its side firepower can still be fully exerted, which is even more terrifying.

However, Deng Shichang was disdainful of this, no matter how powerful the protective cruiser was, it was impossible to win against an armored cruiser of the same grade, not to mention that the tonnage of the Haitian was twice as large as that of the Yashima!

What's more, the design of the Yashima still has a lot of flaws, it is too slender (the aspect ratio reaches 9.4, and even if it is a cruiser, it generally only has an aspect ratio of 6-7). The hull of the ship has a great negative impact on the stability of the ship's guns when firing, and the air is strongly armed, and the threat in actual combat is probably not as good as that of the late predecessor Yoshino.

In terms of defense, such an unbalanced design will inevitably affect the structural strength of the hull, especially since it is also a very unbeatable protective cruiser

Therefore, the Yashima seems to be powerful, but in fact it is just a good-looking cargo with good data on paper, and there is nothing to be afraid of at all, even if it still has three younger brothers, Deng Shichang is not afraid at all.

"Actually, even if it's only compared to the data on paper, this anti-patrol can't be compared to my Haitian patrol!" , Deng Shichang smiled confidently, but when he thought of the source of these paper data, his face suddenly sank like water, and he couldn't laugh anymore, "I really don't know where the venture capital company got its performance parameters from such a ship that has never been publicly unveiled before?" They're amazing! ”

However, Deng Shichang was an excellent admiral after all, and he immediately realized that he couldn't be distracted now, so he put the doubts in his heart aside for the time being, and only thought about how to fight this naval battle, "No matter, even if the venture capital company really has other plans, it can't let go of these robbers in front of him!" ”

"Rush up and sink it!" , Deng Shichang ordered loudly into the microphone.

Due to the successful experience of the Dadonggou naval battle, the tactic of the armored ships approaching the target with the enemy's guns to improve the accuracy of the artillery attack has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Beiyang Naval Division.

The defense of the Haitian was stronger than that of Dingzhen, and now he urgently needed to seize time to achieve results as soon as possible, so Deng Shichang naturally would not make any other choice, not to mention that this tactic of "fighting bayonets" was originally very much to his liking.

As the distance quickly narrowed, the hit rate of the Zhiyuan's shelling really rose, and it soon made peace again

First, a 210mm blasting shell landed on the upper side of the cruiser Yashima, destroying a 120mm secondary gun and causing a small fire, and the next round made another hit, but unfortunately hit the tip of the bow at the very front, only missing a corner, and did not pose much of a threat.

To Deng Shichang's great disappointment, the next two consecutive rounds of shelling all failed, and at this time the distance between the two ships was less than 1,500 meters, so anxious that Deng Shichang scolded, "Sure enough, you can't trust outsiders, this level is better to let our own gunners fight!" ”

Wasted opportunities were punished, and an 8-inch blasting projectile fired from the rear main gun of the Yashima hit the left side of the bow of the Haitian near the waterline impartially

Hearing only a loud "boom" on the ground, the officers and soldiers on the Haitian immediately felt a huge earthquake under their feet, which made Deng Shichang's heart sink uncontrollably.

After all, it is filled with picric acid explosives, and the caliber of 8 inches is not small, and the momentum of the explosion sounds really scary, although the Beiyang Navy Division has already switched to the more powerful silver explosives, but after all, his own warship has not been hit, and it is inevitable that he will be a little surprised when he encounters such a heavy blow for the first time.

However, Zhou Chunyu, as the resident representative of the venture capital company, was much calmer, and he even had time to make fun of Deng Shichang and said, "It turns out that Deng Junmen will also be afraid?" ”

Deng Shichang ignored his ridicule, but was anxious to understand the extent of the damage to the Haitian first, but was told that the main armor was safe and sound, and no water was found. ”

The bad thing turned into a good thing, and the enemy's strongest artillery was unable to do even the slightest damage to the ship, which greatly boosted the morale of the Haitian.

However, all the Japanese ships that once cheered and shook the sky fell into a dead silence that was incompatible with the fierce battle, and Vice Admiral Inoue Yoshikao, commander of the Combined Fleet, was even more pale as paper, "It turns out that we are facing such a terrible enemy?" ”

The naval officers from the First Powers on the Centurion were even more shocked than the warring parties, for they all knew very well what that had just happened

"With an 8-inch blaster charged with picric acid explosives, even 70 mm of armor can be blown out of holes, so how does the Haitian look like it doesn't hurt at all?" Since France was the world leader in the study of picric acid explosives, Admiral Frank was the most shocked by the best knowledge of its power.

And at this time, the gunners of the Haitian, who had accumulated enough character, finally broke out, and after three consecutive rounds of shelling without a single hit, the Haitian hit three shots at once!

It is also worth mentioning that the impact points of these three rounds were quite close, and all of them hit the middle of the Yashima's side of the side, and then invariably drilled into the coal bunker on the left side of the ship

Three 210mm explosive bombs filled with silver explosives imploded at the same time, and the power was beyond imagination, and the board of the Yashima was lifted up in pieces, revealing the inside of the hull that was already like hell, and the whole warship looked like a braised fish with its belly turned open